“What must I do to inherit eternal life?”

This is really THE QUESTION… isn’t it?

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This is what all the God seekers want to know, and Jesus answers the question of the rich young man in no uncertain terms.

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Listen in to Pastor Mark’s sermon as he gives you his take on Jesus’ answer and what it means for you in your quest to attain eternal life:

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Click > “What do I need to do to attain eternal life?”

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and practicalowl, for the photo.

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How do we know that we are really hearing God’s Word?

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There are a lot of versions of God’s Word going on out there.

Listen in to Pastor Mark as he not only explains it, but also as he proclaims it, so that God’s Word is actually done to us:

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click> How do we know we are really hearing God’s Word?

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and aash.stpl, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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An extremely hard word to speak, and to hear.

This one is tough. Very tough. But Jesus spoke this word to us, and we must not be afraid to hear it, or speak it to others.

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Listen to >  An extremely hard word to speak and to hear.

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Mig Bardsley, for the photo.

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“You must become as these little ones…”

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Children weren’t valued very much in Jesus’ time.

So then why does He want us to become like them?

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 _                  click >  Become as children

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

And thanks to flickr and Lighttruth, for the photo.

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“The best of news and the worst of news, for sinners.”

 

What if everyone in the world could be more like Jesus?

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Is that why He came?

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Listen to Pastor Mark’s sermon for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost:

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click > “The best of news…the worst of news…for sinners”

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Senex Magister, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What does it take to get Christ to cut you off from His grace and mercy?

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Or maybe it is we who do the ‘severing’…by what ‘we do’.

 

This is a short excerpt from one of Pastor Mark’s pastor’s classes on Galatians.

It’s under 10 minutes and may just be the best 10 minutes you spend today:

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  click here > Adding just a little bit to the grace of God.

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Nilanjan Sasmal, for the photo.

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Throwing a homeless bum out of church

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Yes, it happens.

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Listen to> Throwing a homeless bum out of church

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and ‘Nikko, for the photo. 

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Is the Christian life like driving through Jiffy Lube for a tune-up?

It’s hard to hear the truth about ourselves. But it must be done.

Jesus didn’t play the games we play when it comes to giving us an accurate picture of the human heart. He went right after us and laid it all out there.

Many didn’t (don’t) like it. I don’t like it, either…but it’s the truth about me.

Listen to pastor Mark’s sermon for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost:

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click> Is the Christian life like driving through Jiffy Lube for an olil change…or tune-up?

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and victrav, for the photo.

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“Jesus didn’t come to make your life more comfortable.”

Not primarily.

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The Lord does comfort us in the battles of life, but He has bigger fish to fry as His primary mission.

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Listen to Pastor Mark’s sermon for Sunday, August 16th,  2012:

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click here > Jesus didn’t come to make your life more comfortable

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and davewebster14, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Properly distinguishing God’s law from God’s gospel to avoid confusion in the Christian faith.

I found many things in this class that were helpful to me in being able to properly distinguish the law from the gospel.

And it quite often isn’t all that easy to do. But listen in and see if there’s something in here for you:

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Listen to >      R&G – complete class

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Original Sin, for the photo.

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